MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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